How do I make the "Paste Options" popup go away after pasting text?

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I'm using Office 2007 on Windows 7 Professional.

This drives me crazy, and right now it's blocking other text I need to edit. When I move text around, using the right-click cut and paste menu, after pasting the paste options popup shows, and it won't go away, even if I choose a paste option. How do I make the stupid thing disappear after I'm done with it?

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Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323.6K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Press the Esc key.

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Anonymous

2017-11-02T09:51:15+00:00

No, esc doesn't get rid of it. If you do a Save, the icon is stuck on the screen! How would I find this topic in Word for Mac section? Not that it would help me, but I could at least explain what's happening to others who have the same problem.
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Stefan Blom 352.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2017-11-02T09:18:39+00:00

Have you tried the ESC key?

I have no means to test Word for Mac myself. Note that you can post specifically in the Word for Mac section of this forum.
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Anonymous

2017-11-02T09:12:41+00:00

Sounds like Microsoft hasn't properly finished developing the Mac version - as usual!!
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Stefan Blom 352.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2017-11-02T07:53:53+00:00

Note that clearing the option you mention disables the Paste Options button, which isn't necessarily something that everybody wants to do.

Pressing ESC, or continue typing, is a simpler solution.
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